Coffee & Roasteries

Helping you to keep warm this winter Winter is well and truly here and it’s colder than we remember. Midday is beautiful, with mild weather and clear skies. The mornings and nights, however, are icy and turn us into hibernating, antisocial, duvet-clad wrecks. One good reason to get out of bed in the morning is Guru. Particularly attractive on those chilly mornings, Guru is a warm haven in the vibrant Parktown Quarter on the corner of 3rd and 7th avenues, Parktown North. It opens early (6am!) and immediately begins to serve the bleary eyed citizens of Jozi its outstanding coffee. This fantastic liquid is just as good whether enjoyed as a takeaway or inside the cosy shop itself. But it’s not all about the coffee at

The Perfect Cup

A coffee shop that lives up to its name One major defining aspect of a city’s greatness is surely the ability to serve its residents a good cup of coffee. In Johannesburg, this task is undertaken by a vast number of establishments, many of the best of which are hidden away and, in true Joburg fashion, require a little scratching under the surface to unearth. One such example is The Perfect Cup on Parkview’s Tyrone Avenue. This street has been the shopping Mecca of the picturesque suburb for many decades and with many restaurants and shops currently lining the street, The Perfect Cup is easy to miss. Finding it is a little like something out of a fantasy novel, requiring imagination and